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A worker of Indian descent was left "feeling worthless, like I'm not a person", after a racist jibe about his availability to work during lockdown.

Unions and industry bodies are urging caution when it comes to policies that mandate Covid-19 vaccination.

Unions and industry bodies are urging caution when it comes to policies that mandate Covid-19 vaccination.

Applications for the wage subsidy have been coming thick and fast with 128000 since the scheme opened on Friday and almost 500 million already paid out

But hundreds of other jobs - contractors and local businesses - would also likely be lost. Today workers gathered for a union meeting to discuss their future and many described their disappointment and frustration at the way the potential shutdown had been handled by Refining NZ - and the government. Shane Hool has worked at the refinery for 32 years but said the coming months may be his last if the close down, proposed for the second quarter of next year, goes ahead. But he said there were con...

Press Release – FIRST Union The familiar pattern of bad faith bargaining by bosses, industrial action by workers and bus cancellations for passengers could be avoided once and for all if we are able to learn from recent clashes in Wellington and deal with ultimate culprit – the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) – which is currently being reviewed by Government, FIRST Union said today. As part of the Government’s review of PTOM, FIRST Union has submitted (attached) that private con...

Opinion by Jared Abbott of FIRST Union The familiar pattern of bad faith bargaining by bosses, industrial action by workers and bus cancellations for passengers could be avoided once and for all if we are able to learn from recent clashes in Wellington and deal with ultimate culprit – the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) – which is currently being reviewed by the Government. As part of the Government’s review of PTOM, FIRST Union has submitted that private contracting of essential ...

Whakatāne Mill staff have reached an agreement in principle with their potential new employer and are hopeful the sale of the mill will be finalised soon too.

+Undoctored Media release from First Union Thursday 20 May 2021, 10:01 AM 1 minute to Read Today’s Budget will be a test of the Government’s commitment to solving long-standing problems in public transport and emergency care, and to be successful, it must begin the process of rescuing our bus and ambulances services from the brink of failure and honour existing agreements to provide fair wages and conditions that are now years overdue, FIRST Union said today. "Today’s Budget will ...

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:18 am Today’s Budget will be a test of the Government’s commitment to solving long-standing problems in public transport and emergency care, and to be successful, it must begin the process of rescuing our bus and ambulances services from the brink of failure and honour existing agreements to provide fair wages and conditions that are now years overdue, FIRST Union said today. "Today’s Budget will let us know whether or not the Government has any intention of step...